Jerseygirl

Yup.

AmerLisa

Wow, JG..... I couldn't afford to breath the air where you live.....

Jerseygirl

NJ is a very expensive state to live in.

AmerLisa

And here I thought it was Washington, well Western Washington.... Although not where we live. We only pay a measly $3k a year in property tax.

Still, I hope your schools are excellent for that amount of money, but then again, I've seen Jersey Shores....

Jerseygirl

No idea...daughter went to private school. I haven't seen Jersey Shore...I live about 50+ miles away from the Jersey Shore.

BTW the main players on that program aren't from Joizey...they're New Yorkers.

N1cky

Yikes, I'm beginning to feel very ripped

Gas average $90 per month
Cable/Internet/Phone $127 per month
Car Insurance $230 per month for 2 cars
House Insurance $38

And now the shocker
Water and Electric $200 per month (guess thats the price of having a pool)

Noorah101

On the lower end of the scale, just for the record:

Mesa, AZ
1,008 SF condo, bottom floor
All electric, no gas

$80 or so for electric in the hot summer months, $50 or so in winter
$139 association fee which includes water, sewer, trash, exterior maintenance
$137 for cable TV/internet/land line phone
$68 for car/home owners insurance combined
$550 for mortgage payment which includes property taxes

Usually just me here at home until hubby comes over for a long weekend once a month.

Rene

Duncan Roberts

I feel lucky.

Water/sewer, $30-60 a quarter
Gas $80 a month budget plan
Electric $70-116 a month
Trash, $33 a quarter
2200sq ft + heated/cooled basement
TV $45 a month, will go up to $70 in Dec
Internet $30 a month, will go to $40 in Dec

Derrygal

I cancelled my cable tv service in January - don't miss it at all. I was sick of paying close to $70 a month. I don't watch a lot of television anyway, mostly PBS and the network stations.

Burn1911

We pay:

Water $80 per qtr
no sewer - septic
Electric av, $120 per month
Garbage $84 per qtr
no gas
no cable
Internet + roaming internet - $62 per month
Phone international calls etc av. $50 per month

2200 sq ft, 2 of us....

Cost of Daisy Dog - priceless!!

Burn1911

We pay about 4k per year..... I though WA was expensive too... Clearly not

ChocolateBabz

[QUOTE=lonestargirl;8819885]ChocolateBabz, those figures seem high to me and we're in the same city, although I'm within the Houston city limits.

Yup monthly - big ass house (4300 sq ft) in a new subdivision and paying MUD tax along with property tax. Pearland Utilities do seem ridiculously high but we do have a big corner plot and have to run our sprinklers every other day or we end up with yellow grass and a letter from the lovely people at the HOA. Now add to that trugreen every 6 weeks $80 to keep the lawn green, lawn cutting $25.00 a week, pest control $360 per annum and then I understand why so many folk over here choose to rent!

N1cky

[QUOTE=ChocolateBabz;8820187] Is property tax fully deductable against your taxes though? Meaning you save over people renting as you have a $12k deduction

AmerLisa

Well that figures.....lol

And I've only watched a couple of minutes of it..... I was afraid of brain drain should I watch anymore.

AmerLisa

[QUOTE=N1cky;8820211] Exactly! But its the other upkeep that kills you. And with an HOA you either keep up or they can fine you (first starts the nasty letters....)